Category Archives: Audio Gear

Added a microbrute to my arsenal today.. after some playing around I exported my saved sequences via the Microbrute Connection software. Opened up the resulting .mbseq file and was happy to find out the data is in a simple readable format using midi note values. For example: 1:60 x 72 x 48 x 36 x… Read More »

Korg announced the new Monotribe at Musikmesse this year. A simplified Electribe with the popular MS-20 filter clone and fully analogue 1-OSC synth (rebirthed first by the Monotron) + drums. Some details were leaked just days prior (semi-interestingly, leaks that seemed engineered by Korg) and then after release some basic specs and videos were made available. However, due… Read More »

Had to repair my ESX-1 today. I went to turn it on this morning and it would not power up. The symptoms are: Unit turns on; Yellow back light comes on; No text on the display; No Led lights. When you turn it back off the LCD’s Back-light turns off very slowly after you press… Read More »

This isnt a development of my own but its a topic I’ve been watching heavily since the Bliptronic 5000 came out (and I ordered one). Finally someone has done the ground work.. Will Lindsay @ the Stray Technologies website has done a full pin out (see picture below) and testing of the board in order… Read More »